Jerez Testing, Day 2,
Further tyre testing and aero development for the Renault
F1 Team today in Jerez.
The Renault F1 Team continued its test programme in Jerez
today, with Heikki Kovalainen and Jose Maria Lopez in action
for the team.
As this is the final test before the August testing ban,
Heikki Kovalainen continued with an intensive tyre development
programme in order to make selections for Germany, Hungary
and Turkey by the end of the week.
Much like yesterday, Jose Maria Lopez continued running in
low downforce configuration in order to accumulate mileage
on these components. The Argentine has now completed his testing
for the week, and will be replaced tomorrow by Fernando Alonso,
who will also focus on tyre development with Michelin.
Chief Test Engineer Christian Silk commented:
"We had a mixed day in Jerez, with Heikki completing
his entire programme – and Jose experiencing a number
of problems. Heikki did a lot of tyre work, signing off selections
for the next races, and completed his planned programme. Jose's
car suffered from a number of problems during the day, and
he completed fewer than 50 laps. However, in those he was
able to achieve the primary objectives for the day, and will
hand over to Fernando tomorrow."
DRIVER - TEAM - BEST LAPS
1 BARRICHELLO Honda 1'17.013 73
2 BUTTON Honda 1'17.408 97
3 KOVALAINEN Renault 1'17.443 117
4 KUBICA BMW 1'17.973 93
5 RAIKKONEN McLaren 1'18.029 49
6 HEIDFELD BMW 1'18.188 88
7 COULTHARD Red Bull 1'18.716 40
8 PANIS Toyota 1'18.808 119
9 ROSBERG Williams 1'18.986 54
10 DOORNBOS Red Bull 1'19.105 48
11 DE LA ROSA McLaren 1'19.128 32
12 LIUZZI Toro Rosso 1'19.209 60
13 MONTEIRO Midland 1'19.298 68
14 LOPEZ Renault 1'20.634 47
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